Bridging for Business > Emergency/Disaster Management
Emergencies/disasters can have serious economic and health impacts on our lives. Many of these events are partially or totally preventable through good planning and response.
Emergency Management is an exciting, rapidly expanding and evolving profession, both domestically and internationally. Increasingly, emergency professionals are called upon to understand shifting social, economic, environmental and infrastructure systems.
What do professionals need to be successful in this field?
- Strong analytic and communication skills
- Ability to synthesize large amounts of complex information
- Confidence to make sound decisions in challenging, and often difficult, circumstances
- Canadian education and practice
- Knowledge and insight into Canadian business and culture
Sample courses
Course offerings depend on the instructor and room/resource availability. Here is a sampling of the kind of emergency/disaster management courses you may take as part of the customized plan that your faculty champion develops.
ADMS 3703 Business Continuity Planning
ADMS 3701 Disaster Risk Management
ADMS 3700 Fundamentals of Emergency Management
ADMS 3702 Comprehensive Emergency Management
ADMS 3704 Communication in Emergency Management
Review how to find course descriptions and outlines of courses (click on "Customized Action Plan" --> "Phase II: Specialized Skills")
Related professional bodies and associations
Internationally educated professionals interested in pursuing a designation will need to be assessed by the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada to determine the necessary course work, professional examinations and work experience required to become a member or receive certification. Specifically, you may be interested in the following:
- Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP)
- Certified Functional Continuity Professional (CFCP)
- Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
- Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP)
Other external associations and organizations you may be interested in include:
- International Association of Emergency Managers Certified Emergency Manager® Program; and Associate Emergency Manager® Program
- Business Continuity Institute, UK, Member Business Continuity Institute (MBCI)
Careers and career transitioning
Sample jobs you may qualify for upon completion of the program include:
- Emergency Coordinator
- Emergency Manager
- Disaster and Emergency Consultant
- Disaster Risk Analyst
- Disaster Recovery Specialist
- Business Continuity Planner
- Business Continuity Professional
- Business Continuity Consultant
- Humanitarian Consultant (NGO) Internal Auditor
As an IEP student, you will have access to York’s Career Centre, which offers helpful workshops on topics such as interview skills, cover letter and resumé writing, making career choices and job search strategies. Take advantage!
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